This webinar is hosted in partnership between the South Southwest and the Texas Suicide Prevention Collaborative. Dr. Janis Whitlock is the founder and director of the Cornell Research Program on Self-Injury and Recovery, a project focused on research and development of outreach materials related to non-suicidal self-injury and youth mental health and wellbeing, broadly conceived. She is research scientist emerita at Cornell University, where in addition to her research, she taught courses and a summer institute in translational research – the process of building researcher-community partnerships effective in enhancing human wellbeing. She is the author of many publications in adolescent and young adult mental health, suicide prevention , connectedness and resilience, and understanding the relationship between mental health and social media use. She is co-author of the book, Healing self-injury: A compassionate guide for parents and other loved ones. She currently resides in Boulder, Colorado and is a consultant who works with schools, organizations and caregivers to support and promote youth wellbeing.